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2 Download the FREE DVT Ultrasound PDF Pocket Card!
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3 These are the most important deep veins to know:
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4 We recommend the 3-point protocol
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5 Proper Vein Compression: You should apply pressure until the pulsatile artery compresses slightly. If the adjacent vein compresses completely, there is no DVT at that spot.
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6 Apply gel onto the probe and place it along the inguinal ligament.
Orient the probe perpendicular to the skin with indicator facing the patient’s right to obtain the transverse view of the Common Femoral Vein and Common Femoral Artery. Compress.
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Orient the probe perpendicular to the skin with indicator facing the patient’s right to obtain the transverse view of the Common Femoral Vein and Common Femoral Artery. Compress.
7 Slide the probe 1-2 cm down the patient’s leg to find where the great saphenous vein branches off of the CFV. Apply compression.
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8 Slide the probe 1-2 cm down the patient’s leg to find where the CFV branches into the deep femoral vein and (superficial) femoral vein. Apply compression.
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9 Move the probe into the posterior crease of the knee and scan 2 cm above and below to find the popliteal vein. Remember "Pop on Top." Apply compression.
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10 Continue to scan slightly more distal from the popliteal vein to find its trifurcation.
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11 Deep vein thrombosis can be detected in two main ways using point of care ultrasound: direct clot visualization, non-compressibility of the vein. Download the PDF!
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12 Direct Clot Visualization of echogenic mobile DVT
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13 Non-compressible vein:
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14 Color Doppler with Augmentation (squeezing of calf) can be performed but be careful to not dislodge a large or mobile clot!
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15 Superficial Thrombophlebitis in a varicose vein or small saphenous vein can cause a false positive for DVT.
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16 A Baker’s cyst is a fluid-filled cyst in the popliteal bursa and can be a false positive.
It appears as a circular anechoic mass with sharply defined borders in both the longitudinal and transverse view. On Color Doppler, there should be no flow.
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It appears as a circular anechoic mass with sharply defined borders in both the longitudinal and transverse view. On Color Doppler, there should be no flow.
17 On ultrasound, a lymph node can look similar to a clot because it is a hypoechoic oval structure with a hyperechoic center. However, in the longitudinal view, a lymph node is circumscribed and not tubular in structure like a vein.
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18 On ultrasound, pseudoaneurysms present as anechoic or hypoechoic images. With Color Doppler, you can see a “Yin-Yang Sign” from the circular motion of blood inside the pseudoaneurysm cavity. Don& #39;t confuse this for a non-compressible vein.
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19 On ultrasound, a groin hematoma will be hypoechoic with some anechoic areas scattered throughout. If you scan the hematoma in the longitudinal view, it becomes obvious that the object is circumscribed and not tubular like a vein or artery.
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